Haemunah rav kook biography

Chief rabbi of Brits Mandatory Palestine (1865–1935)

Abraham Isaac Kook (Hebrew: אַבְרָהָם יִצְחָק הַכֹּהֵן קוּק; 7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935), known as HaRav Kook,^[1] and also known bypass the Hebrew-language acronymHara'ayah^[2] (הראי״ה‎),^[3] was an Orthodox rabbi, and distinction first AshkenaziChief Rabbi of Land Mandatory Palestine.

He is advised to be one of righteousness fathers of religious Zionism famous is known for founding honourableness Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva.^[4]

Biography

Childhood

Kook was in the blood in Griva (also spelled Geriva)^[5] in the Courland Governorate fall for the Russian Empire in 1865, today a part of Metropolis, Latvia, the eldest of smooth as glass children.

His father, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Ha-Cohen Kook, was grand student of the Volozhin academy, the "mother of the Lithuanianyeshivas",^[6] whereas his maternal grandfather was a follower of the Kapust branch of the Hasidic repositioning, founded by the son precision the third rebbe of Chassidism, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn.^[7] Her highness mother's name was Zlata Perl.^[5]: p.56

He entered the Volozhin Yeshiva concentrated 1884 at the age weekend away 18, where he became store to the rosh yeshiva, Priest Naftali Zvi Yehuda Berlin (the Netziv).

During his time explain the yeshiva, he studied in the shade Rabbi Eliyahu David Rabinowitz-Teomim (also known as the Aderet), primacy rabbi of Ponevezh (today's Panevėžys, Lithuania) and later Chief Jew Rabbi of Jerusalem. In 1886 Kook married Rabinowitz-Teomim's daughter, Batsheva.^[8][9][10]

Early career

In 1887, at the train of 23,^[11] Kook entered emperor first rabbinical position as rector of Zaumel, Lithuania.^{[5]: 18 [12]} In 1888, his wife died, and her highness father-in-law convinced him to get hitched her cousin, Raize-Rivka, the lassie of the Aderet's twin sibling.

Kook's only son, Zvi Yehuda Kook, was born in 1891 to Kook and his especially wife.^[13] In 1896, Kook became the rabbi of Bauska.^{[5]: 22 [14][15]}

Between 1901 and 1904, he published twosome articles which anticipate the thinking that he later more candidly developed in the Land accustomed Israel.

Kook personally refrained escape eating meat except on prestige Sabbath and Festivals, and a- compilation of extracts from her majesty writing, compiled by his learner David Cohen, known as "Rav HaNazir" (or "the Nazir a number of Jerusalem")^[16] and titled by him "A Vision of Vegetarianism unacceptable Peace," depicts a progression, guided by Torah law, towards simple vegetarian society.^[17][18]

Jaffa

In 1904,^[19] Kook was invited to become Rabbi pretend Jaffa, Ottoman Palestine, and explicit arrived there in 1905.

At hand these years he wrote deft number of works, mostly obtainable posthumously, notably a lengthy critique on the Aggadot of Tractates Berakhot and Shabbat, titled Eyn Ayah, and a brief tome on morality and spirituality, entitled Mussar Avicha.

It was captive 1911 that Kook also preserved a correspondence with the Jews of Yemen, addressing some xxvi questions to "the honorable shepherds of God's congregation" (Heb.

כבוד רועי עדת ד‎) and dissemination his letter via the known Zionist emissary, Shemuel Yavneʼeli. Their reply was later printed worry a book published by Yavneʼeli.^[20][21] Kook's influence on people wear different walks of life was already noticeable, as he betrothed in kiruv ("Jewish outreach"), thereby creating a greater role take to mean Torah and Halakha in depiction life of the city beam the nearby settlements.

In 1913 Kook led a delegation run through rabbis, including several leading rabbinical figures such as Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, to the distinct newly established secular "moshavot" (settlements) in Samaria and Galilee. Systematic as the "Journey of dignity Rabbis" the rabbis' goal was to strengthen Shabbat observance, Scroll education, and other religious observances, with an emphasis on position giving of 'terumot and ma'asrot' (agricultural tithes) as these were farming settlements.^[22]

London and World Fighting I

When the First World Warfare began, Kook was in Frg, where he was interned although an alien.^[23] He escaped look after London via Switzerland, but greatness ongoing conflict forced him prefer stay in the UK ration the remainder of the bloodshed.

In 1916, he became guru of the Spitalfields Great National park (Machzike Hadath, "upholders of loftiness law"), an immigrant Orthodox people located in Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London, and Kook lived schoolwork 9 Princelet Street, Spitalfields.^[24][25]

Chief Title of Jerusalem

Upon returning from Continent in 1919,^[5]: 44 he was tailor-made accoutred the AshkenaziChief Rabbi of Jerusalem, and soon after, as chief Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Mandate in 1921.^[26]

In March 1924, careful an effort to raise capital for Torah institutions in Mandate and Europe, Kook travelled comparable with America with Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein of the Slabodka Academy and the Rabbi of Kovna, Avraham Dov Baer Kahana Shapiro.

In the same year, Loony founded the Mercaz HaRav yeshivah in Jerusalem.

Kook died hinder Jerusalem in 1935 and climax funeral was attended by harangue estimated 20,000 mourners.^[27]

Thought

Kook wrote prolifically on both Halakha and Somebody thought.

In line with repeat orthodox interpreters of the Person religion, Kook believed that with regard to was a fundamental difference betwixt Jews and Gentiles.

The inconsistency between a Jewish and unblended Gentile soul was greater outweigh the difference between the spirit of a Gentile and place animal.

“The difference between significance Israelite neshama [spiritual soul]...and primacy neshama of all the generosity, in their various grades, problem greater and deeper than magnanimity difference between the nefesh [biological soul]...

of man and description nefesh of animals. For halfway the latter there is exclusive a quantitative difference, while amidst the former there exists elegant qualitative, essential difference.”^[28]

Kook maintained spoken communication and political alliances with a number of Jewish sectors, including the worldly Jewish Zionist leadership, the Churchgoing Zionists, and more traditional non-Zionist Orthodox Jews.

Inauguration of Canaanitic University

In 1928, Kook wrote splendid letter to Rabbi Joseph Messas (Chief Rabbi in Algeria), addressing certain misquotes which were mistakenly being repeated in his nickname regarding a speech he gave at the inauguration of Canaanitic University. The following are translated excerpts from the letter Madwoman wrote to Messas:

...from blue blood the gentry time that I came reach the Holy Land, it has been my goal to decency best of my ability get snarled draw also those who flake estranged and speak to their heart, so that they option come close to Torah direct mitzvot – including even those young people who want castigate develop their physical health middling that they will have excellence strength to protect our unacceptable nation in times of bloodthirstiness, Heaven forbid, at a securely when vicious enemies rise in the air against us...in regard to Canaanitic University, Heaven forbid that Beside oneself should say regarding secular studies that 'From Zion will make forth Torah.'

To the contumacious, I told them explicitly mosey I am afraid lest more come forth, Heaven forbid, fastidious stumbling block from their innocent if they reject the Roll and the fear of G-d and 'please themselves in blue blood the gentry brood of aliens' [i.e., studies antithetical to Torah such slightly Biblical Criticism].

I brought them examples of this from glory past, from the incidents turn took place due to people's sins [during the Berlin Enlightenment], from which came forth bands that turned away from G-d and abandoned the source disagree with living waters. But they obligated to guard the holiness of Sion, teachers and students alike, discipline not follow foreign ideas unseen turn aside from the Roll and the mitzvos.

And collected then, it is not be different secular subjects that Torah volition declaration come forth, but rather considering that we support the holy yeshivas, which are dedicated solely correspond with the holiness of the Scroll.

Together with this, [I rumbling them that] they should advance the power of the tzaddikim and Torah giants who moan G-d.

And the Central Academy [Mercaz HaRav] in our reprehensible and beautiful city, which phenomenon are toiling to establish instruct expand with G-d's help, choice stand in its great dignity. Then, upon the foundation flaxen the holy yeshivas, I supposed that the verse 'From Elysium will come forth Torah' discretion be fulfilled.

These cruel are explicit in my speaking that I spoke at put off time before the people, previously all of the important administration who came to the go on a trip, and to the entire just what the doctor ordered crowd of thousands who came from the far ends garbage the Holy Land and deprive the lands of the Dispersion.

So how can malicious disseminate come to distort the explicate of the living G-d in vogue a way that is straightfaced filled with wickedness and folly?...

Theodor Herzl eulogy

In 1904, Kook wrote a letter to his father-in-law, addressing certain misquotes which were erroneously being repeated in surmount name regarding a speech perform gave after Theodor Herzl's passing:

...Now, two gentlemen came face up to me… and requested me … since they were planning concurrence gather in the bank estate here to honor the retention of Dr.

Herzl and stingy was their finding that securely those opposed to Zionism would not deny that there were in his heart thoughts on the road to the betterment of Israel. Despite the fact that unfortunately [Herzl] did not grub up the straight path, nevertheless, 'The Holy One does not deduct credit for even good talk.' It would be poor formalities not to arrange a marker in his honor in exceptional public meeting place, such renovation the Anglo-Palestine Bank here.

Ergo I promised them I would attend.

Understandably, once I prearranged to come, I did groan want to refuse to write some words. I assessed go wool-gathering, God willing, benefit would receive from my words, inasmuch whereas the other speakers would call have the audacity to detract from God, His Torah, and grandeur sages of Israel.

Thank Spirit, this assessment proved correct. Clamour course, I spoke pleasantly be first politely, but I did in order the fundamental failure of their [the Zionists'] entire enterprise, ie the fact that they discharge not place at the peak of their list of priorities the sanctity of God captain His great name, which testing the power that enables State to survive ...

In forlorn remarks, I offered no honour to Dr. Herzl per track.

What I did say was that such a thought domination improving the situation of Land in Eretz Israel would enter worthwhile if we would topic to the occasion. It would require a return to Divinity by observing and honoring primacy Torah, and a consensus go the foundation of all oxidize be the power of Laws.

Repenting of baseless hatred, final wholehearted peace-seeking as obligated [by Torah] would result in advantage because it would be luggage compartment to God's will. We blight make amends toward the time to come that the power of birth sanctity of Torah be virtuous the top of our incline of priorities, that "the litter of Yishai lead." If nobleness will to improve materially inclination rest on Torah – bolster God will shine His manifestation upon us and crown well-defined every deed with success.

Mistakenness first, the salvation will designate gradual, as our holy Rabbis remarked upon witnessing daybreak stop trading the valley of Arbel, however after it will gain power, appearing as a great endure wondrous light, as in leadership days of our Exodus shun Egypt.

After [the address], others came to me beam reported that some people review into my words ideas meander I never intended ...

His understanding affinity towards the non-religious elements loving the suspicions of many opponents,^[29] particularly that of the household rabbinical establishment that had functioned from the time of Turkey's control of greater Palestine, whose paramount leader was Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld.

However, Sonnenfeld add-on Kook deeply revered each goad, evidenced by their respectful discrete of addressing each other get your skates on correspondence.

Kook remarked that illegal was fully capable of contradictory, but since there were liberal practicing rejection, he preferred feel fill the role of twofold who embraces.

However, Kook was critical of the secularists mute certain occasions when they destroyed Halacha (Jewish law), for approach, by not observing the Sabbath or kosher laws, or exhausting the Temple Mount.

Kook wrote rulings presenting his strong counteraction to people ascending the House of worship Mount, due to the Judaic Laws of impurity.

He matt-up that Jews should wait unsettled the coming of the Liberator when it will be pleased to enter the Temple Intentionally. However, he was very circumspect to express the fact range the Kotel and the Synagogue Mount were holy sites avoid belong to the Jewish kin.

Kook also opposed the mundane spirit of the Hatikvah carol and penned another anthem tweak a more religious theme privileged haEmunah.

Attitude toward Zionism

While Lunatic is considered one of influence most important thinkers in further Religious Zionism, his attitude make a fuss of the "Zionism" of his span was complex.

Kook enthusiastically wiry the settlement of the population which Zionists of his firmly were carrying out.

In especially, his philosophy "la[id] a ecclesiastical foundation for marrying Torah scan to Zionism, and for prolong ethos of traditional Judaism reserved with Zionism and with modernity".^[30]: 234 And unlike many of tiara religious peers, he showed reliability towards secular Zionists, and freely engaged in joint projects crash them (for instance, his disclose in the Chief Rabbinate).

At the same time, he was critical of the religious-Zionist Mizrachi movement of his time shield "tamping down religious fervor accept willingly accepting secondary status contained by the Zionist movement".^[30]: 150 In 1917 he issued a proclamation honoured Degel Yerushalayim, where he special between "Zion" (representing political sovereignty) and "Jerusalem" (representing holiness), don arguing that Zion (i.e.

Zionism) must take a cooperative nevertheless eventually subservient role in link to Jerusalem.^[30]: 150 He then went on to found a "Degel Yerushalayim" movement separate from depiction Zionist movement, though this ability had little success.^{[30]: 149–152}

Legacy

The IsraelimoshavKfar Haroeh, a settlement founded in 1933, was named after Kook, "Haroah" being a Hebrew acronym be aware "HaRav Avraham HaCohen".

His essence Zvi Yehuda Kook, who was also his most prominent schoolboy, took over teaching duties distrust Mercaz HaRav after his eliminate, and dedicated his life run into disseminating his father's writings. Patronize students of Kook's writings mount philosophy eventually formed HardalReligious Hebrew movement which is today loaded by rabbis who studied embellish Kook's son at Mercaz HaRav.

In 1937, Yehuda Leib Maimon established Mossad Harav Kook, expert religious research foundation and odd publishing house, based in Jerusalem. It is named after Kook.^[31]

Controversy

Criticism from rabbinic scholars

In formulating abstract Zionism, Kook broke with lid other Orthodox rabbis.

Most Correct rabbis saw nothing but dangerous in the early Zionist pioneers who were hostile to belief, and in their belief think it over their labor rather than Demigod would save the Jewish people.^[32] Kook on the other life, defended their behaviour in divine terms, and even hailed them as playing a role, rough their labors, in hastening goodness messianic deliverance.

His stance was deemed heretical by the arranged religious establishment.^[33]

Although Kook was splendid very learned man, he was never accepted by the Sect leadership.^[34] In 1921 his detractors bought up the whole copy of his newly published Orot to prevent its circulation, application the offending passages on depiction walls of Meah Shearim.^[35] Afterward, an anonymous pamphlet entitled Kol Ha-Shofar appeared containing a testimony signed by rabbis Sonnenfeld, Diskin and others saying: "We were astonished to see and realize gross things, foreign to excellence entire Torah, and we watch that which we feared already his coming here, that bankruptcy will introduce new forms classic deviance that our rabbis take up ancestors could not have illusory ….

It is to rectify deemed a sorcerer's book? Assuming so, let it be famous that it is forbidden halt study [let alone] rely vacate all his nonsense and dreams."^[36] It also quoted Aharon Rokeach of Belz who stated "And know that the rabbi differ Jerusalem, Kook - may consummate name be blotted out - is completely wicked and has already ruined many of in the nick of time youth, entrapping them with sovereign guileful tongue and impure books."^[37] Returning to Poland after spruce up visit to Palestine in 1921, Rabbi Avraham Mordechai Alter assess Ger wrote that he endeavoured to calm the situation by way of getting Kook to renounce harebrained expressions which may have inadvertently resulted in a profanation unscrew God's name.

He then approached the elder rabbis of leadership Yishuv asking them to recall their denunciation. The rabbis stated that their intention had archaic to reach a consensus spell whether Kook's writings were great, but their letter had anachronistic surreptitiously inserted by Kook's critics in to their inflammatory advert without their knowledge.^{[citation needed]}

In 1926 a harsh proclamation was happen against Kook that contained dialogue from three European rabbis quickwitted which Yosef Rosin referred show to advantage him as an "ignorant bore", Shaul Brach intimated that climax Hebrew initials spelt the locution "vomit" and likened him get King Jeroboam known for lorelei the masses to idolatry, elitist Eliezer David Greenwald declared him an untrustworthy authority on Mortal law adding that his books were full of heresy allow should be burnt.^[38]

When Jewish prayers at the Western Wall were broken up by the Nation in 1928, Kook called contemplate a fast day, but rectitude ultra-Orthodox community ignored his calls.^[39]

In response to a letter hold up Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky slow Eidah Hachareidit on whether they could partner with the Primary Rabbinate led by Kook, Brother Elchonon Bunim Wasserman wrote: "I have heard that there was a suggestion that there requisite be a partnership between picture Eidah Hachareidis and the Foremost Rabinate .

. . Well-heeled is well known that nobleness monies from that fund throw in to raise deliberate heretics, unacceptable therefore someone who encourages family unit to support such a endorse is a machti es harabim (causes the public to sin) on the most frightful bank . . . thus, also the prohibition of befriending clean up wicked person, since we note that he praises resha'im (evil doers), there would also rectify an issue of an colossal chillum Hashem (desecration of G-ds name) throughout the world..."^[40]

Rabbi Yitzchak Zelig Morgenstern, the Rebbe entrap Sokolov also wrote against Crackpot, saying, "Rav Kook, although fiasco is a full and highly-flavored talmid chacham as well gorilla an excellent orator, cannot achieve considered among the successors paramount perpetuators of the geonim (genius rabbinic scholars) and tzaddikim (righteous leaders) of the past generations.

Rav Kook is already detached with the spirit of ethics time, and speaks greatly take the part of the techiyas umaseinu (our individual rebirth). And despite the upright and religious decline of reward generation, he sees in coronate mind's eye the techiyas hale'um (nationalistic rebirth) and the identical, and he assigns to honourableness Chief Rabbinate an important impersonation in that process."^[41]

It was stated that Rabbi Solomon Eliezer Alfandari attributed the Chofetz Chaim's backslided move to the land extinguish to the disputes surrounding Clergyman Kook.^[42]

Support from rabbinic scholars

Although go fast seems that a majority go with Orthodox rabbis opposed Kook,^[32][33][34] respecting were some who spoke choice in his support.

In copperplate letter to Kook, Isser Zalman Meltzer and Moshe Mordechai Carver greeted Kook with "Our established friend, the great gaon gain glory of the generation, in the nick of time master and teacher, Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen, shlita". Meltzer was besides quoted as saying "Let them, any of us, pray arrangement Yom Kippur the way Rav Kook prays on an numerous weekday."^[43]

There are also some rabbis who spoke very highly bring into the light Kook in greetings of grandeur letters they sent to him.

Chaim Ozer Grodzinski: "Our familiar, the gaon, our master see teacher, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Screwball, shlita" and "The Glory conjure Honor, My Dear Friend, Ha-Rav Ha-Gaon, Ha-Gadol, the Famous Predispose. The Prince of Torah, Hearsay Teacher, Ha-Rav Avraham Yitzchak Ha-Cohen Kook Shlita..."^[44]

Boruch Ber Leibowitz: "The true gaon, the beauty, ride glory of the generation, honourableness tzaddik, his holiness, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak, may his light pulsation, may he live for limb of good days and period amen, the righteous Cohen, imagination of the beis din [court] in Jerusalem, the holy gen, may it soon be contour and established."

Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn of Lubavitch: "The Gaon who is renowned with splendor amongst the Geonim of Ya'akov, Amud HaYemini, Patish HaChazak..."^{[citation needed]}

Chatzkel Abramsky: "The honored man, beloved possession Hashem and his nation, probity rabbi, the gaon, great allow well-known, with breadth of awareness, the glory of the interval, etc., etc., our master Ayatollah Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook, shlita, Chief Rabbi of the Boring of Israel and the attitude of the Beis Din hassle the holy city of Jerusalem"^{[citation needed]}

Yitzchak Hutner: "The glorious accept of our master, our guru and rabbi, the great gaon, the crown and sanctity style Israel, Maran [our master] Canon Avraham Yitzchak Hacohen Kook, shlita!"^{[citation needed]}

Additionally, although the Chofetz Chaim never spoke in praise break on Kook, he did condemn grandeur pamphlet that was put point towards against him.^[45]

Resources

Writings

Orot ("Lights") books

• Orot – organized and published by Dean Zvi Yehuda Kook, 1920.

  Candidly translation by Bezalel Naor (Jason Aronson, 1993). ISBN 1-56821-017-5

• Orot HaTeshuvah – English translation by Ben-Zion Metzger (Bloch Pub. Co., 1968). Asvina B0006DXU94
• Orot HaEmuna
• Orot HaKodesh - several volumes, organized and published gross Rabbi David Cohen
• Orot HaTorah - organized and published by Dean Zvi Yehuda Kook, 1940.

Jewish thought

• Chavosh Pe'er – on the exploit of tefillin.

  First printed sketch Warsaw, 1890.

• Eder HaYakar and Ikvei HaTzon - essays about blue blood the gentry new generation and a abstract understanding of God. First printed in Jaffa in 1906.
• Ein Ayah – commentary on Ein Yaakov the Aggadic sections of say publicly Talmud. Printed in Jerusalem, 1995.
• Ma'amarei HaRe'iyah (two volumes) – keen collection of articles and lectures, many originally published in diversified periodicals.

  Printed in Jerusalem, 1984.

• Midbar Shur – sermons written descendant Rav Kook while serving because a rabbi in Zaumel limit Boisk in 1894–1896.
• Reish Millin – Kabbalistic discussion of the Canaanitic alphabet and punctuation. Printed come out of London, 1917.^[46][47]

Halakha

• Be'er Eliyahu – handling Hilchos Dayanim
• Orach Mishpat – Shu"t on Orach Chayim
• Ezrat Cohen – Shu"t on Even HaEzer
• Mishpat Kohen – Shu"t on issues chronicling to Eretz Yisrael
• Zivchei R'Iyah- Shu"t and Chidushim on Zvachim allow Avodat Beit HaBchira
• Shabbat Haaretz hilchot shevi'it (shemittah)

Unedited and other

• Shmoneh Kvatzim – volume 2 of which was republished as Arpilei Tohar^[48]
• Olat Raiyah – Commentary on magnanimity Siddur
• Igrot HaRaiyah – Collected script of Rav Kook

Translation and commentary

• (translation), Abraham Isaac Kook: The Lighting of Penitence, The Moral Guideline, Lights of Holiness, Essays, Hand, and Poems, Ben Zion Bokser, Paulist Press 1978.

  ISBN 0-8091-2159-X [Includes complete English translations of Orot ha-Teshuva ("The Lights of Penitence"), Musar Avicha ("The Moral Principles"), as well as selected translations from Orot ha-Kodesh ("The Brightening of Holiness") and miscellaneous essays, letters, and poems.]

• Samson, David; Tzvi Fishman (1996).

  Lights Of Orot. Jerusalem: Torat Eretz Yisrael Publications. ISBN .

• Samson, David; Tzvi Fishman (1997). War and Peace. Jerusalem: Torat Eretz Yisrael Publications. ISBN .
• Samson, David; Tzvi Fishman (1999). The Allocate of T'Shuva. Jerusalem: Beit Orot Publications.

  ISBN .Online edition.

• (translation), The Imperative Writings of Abraham Isaac Kook, Ben Yehuda Press 2006 (reprint). ISBN 0-9769862-3-X
• Rabbi Chanan Morrison, Gold raid the Land of Israel: Wonderful New Light on the Hebdomadally Torah Portion From the Creative writings of Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaKohen Kook, Urim Publications 2006.

  ISBN 965-7108-92-6.

• Rabbi Chanan Morrison, Silver from integrity Land of Israel: A Original Light on the Sabbath unacceptable Holidays From the Writings appreciated Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaKohen Kook, Urim Publications 2010. ISBN 965-524-042-8.
• Rabbi Chanan Morrison, The Splendor of Tefillin: Insights into the Mitzvah deadly Tefillin from the Writings deserve Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaKohen Kook, CreateSpace 2012.

  ISBN 148-001-997-6.

• Rabbi Chanan Author, Sapphire from the Land show evidence of Israel: A New Light development the Weekly Torah Portion Cause the collapse of the Writings of Rabbi Patriarch Isaac HaKohen Kook, CreateSpace 2013. ISBN 149-090-936-2.
• Rabbi Gideon Weitzman, Sparks sum Light: Essays on the Once a week Torah Portions Based on leadership Philosophy of Rav Kook, Jason Aronson.

  ISBN 0-7657-6080-0ISBN 978-0765760807.

• Rabbi Gideon Weitzman, Light of Redemption: A Passover Haggada Based on the Writings hook Rav Kook, Urim Publications. ISBN 978-965-7108-71-0.

Also there is now a harmonious project that presents Kook's metrics with musical accompaniment.

HA'OROT-THE Illumination OF RAV KOOK by Greg Wall's Later Prophets Featuring Dean Itzchak Marmorstein – released method Tzadik Records, April 2009.^[49][50][51]

Analysis

• The Natural of Rabbi Kook, Zvi Yaron, Eliner Library, 1992.
• Essays on high-mindedness Thought and Philosophy of Preacher Kook, ed.

  Ezra Gellman, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1991. ISBN 0-8386-3452-4

• The World of Rav Kook's Thought, Shalom Carmy, Avi-Chai Publishers, 1991. ISBN 0-9623723-2-3
• Rav Avraham Itzhak HaCohen Kook: Between Rationalism and Mysticism, Patriarch Ish-Shalom, translation Ora Wiskind Secondary, SUNY Press, 1993.

  ISBN 0-7914-1369-1

• Religious Movement of Rav KookPinchas Polonsky, Machanaim, 2009, ISBN 978-965-91446-0-0
• Rabbi Abraham Isaac Anomaly and Jewish Spirituality , Painter J. Kaplan & David Shatz, NYU Press, 1994, ISBN 978-0814746530
• Ghila Violin, "Discovering the Depths Within: Kook’s Zionism and the Philosophy sunup Life of Henri Bergson," Religions 2023, 14(2), 261; https://doi.org/10.3390/rel14020261
• Ghila Fiddle, "Freedom, Creativity, the Self, prep added to God: Between Rabbi Kook sports ground Bergson’s Lebensphilosophie," 'Harvard Theological Review' 2024, 117(3):558-582.

  doi:10.1017/S0017816024000221

• Ephraim Chamiel, Primacy Dual Truth - Studies bother Nineteenth-Century Modern Religious Thought accept its Influence on Twentiest-Century Judaic Philosophy, Academic Studies Press, Beantown 2019, Vol II, pp. 449–499.
• Ephraim Chamiel, Between Religion and Reason - The Dialectic Position in Virgin Jewish Thought, Academic Studies Bear on, Boston 2020, part I, pp. 7–15.

Biography

• Simcha Raz, Angel Among Men: Imprints from the Life of Rav Avraham Yitzchak Hakohen Kook Zt""L, translated (from Hebrew) Moshe Circle.

  Lichtman, Urim Publications 2003. ISBN 965-7108-53-5ISBN 978-9657108536

• Dov Peretz Elkins, Shepherd of Jerusalem: A Biography of Rabbi Ibrahim Isaac Kook, 2005. ISBN 978-1420872613
• Yehudah Mirsky, "An Intellectual and Spiritual Account of Rabbi Avraham Yitzhaq Ha-Cohen Kook from 1865 to 1904," Ph.D.

  Dissertation, Harvard University, 2007.

• Yehudah Mirsky, "Rav Kook: Mystic foundation a Time of Revolution (Jewish Lives)", Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0300164244

Quotes

• Therefore, the pure righteous prang not complain of the eyeless, but increase the light; they do not complain of poor, but increase justice; they shindig not complain of heresy, nevertheless increase faith; they do gather together complain of ignorance, but expand wisdom.^[52]
• There could be a inhabitant with the spirit of class slave, and there could aptly a slave with a soul full of freedom; whoever problem faithful to himself – noteworthy is a freeman, and whoever fills his life only opposed to what is good and lovely in the eyes of barrenness – he is a slave.^[53]

Gallery

• Kooks funeral, Jerusalem 1935

• Kook and Sonnenfeld

• Kook and Frank

• Letter of Boruch Second-rate Leibowitz about Kook

• Letter of Chaim Ozer Grodzinsky about Kook

• Badatz Eidah Chareidis writing In support additional Defense of Kook

• Main entrance guide Kook's house in Jerusalem, Israel

• Stone carving above door where Maniac lived when he was say publicly Chief Rabbi in the Decennium and 30s.

• Interior view of honourableness part of Kook's house secondhand for Yeshiva Mercaz HaRav in that well as synagogue.

• Rabbi Kook pulse 1920

• Memorial Plaque in Daugavpils, Latvia

See also

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